Walsh, CO is a small town located in the Great Plains region of Colorado. The town has a strong sense of community and local pride amongst its residents. The majority of Walsh’s political decisions are made by members on the City Council, who are elected every two years by the town's citizens. These positions are highly competitive, with several candidates running for each seat every time an election is held. Residents of Walsh take part in debates and discussions to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to important local issues such as taxation, zoning regulations, and public services. Additionally, both state and federal representatives are available to serve their constituents from this area. Walsh takes great pride in its political process and values the opinions of its citizens above all else when it comes to making decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Walsh, CO is strongly conservative.
Baca County, CO is very conservative. In Baca County, CO 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.2%.
Baca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walsh, CO is strongly conservative.
Baca County, Colorado is very conservative.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Walsh, Colorado: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Walsh, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)